Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-04-14
ST. HARY'S LAD MONSTER.
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Fnom TIE Morning Herald.

The additional reports that have been
brought and are still coming in concerning
The mysterious monster yet at large in st
Mays county have kept our citizens in q
fever-heat Of excitement The publication
Of the account in the Morning. Hersld Of
last Monday has stimulated TO greater ex-
eTtiOns those who were az that time hunt
inc for the strange beast, and put others on
( its trail who are determined % hunt the
animal down and nd the county OF its dan
gerOus visitor.
Conflicting R<ports
The reports regarding the different APP
Pearances Of this animal are conflicting,
but all Who have seen il and witnessed its
fury agree in giving il the most horrii
shapes and in attributing 10 il supernatural
powers TO fight and destroy its prey, the
quickness of deer in escaping pursuit and
the slyIess of fox in hiding itself Il
must be very fleet of foot. for two separate
parties, mounted on good stock have sight
ed and chased it without being able 10 get
good shot at IT,
In this section there are some dense
patches Of timber that is now in its second
growth. The trees are small, but grow 50
close together the woods are like big thick
cts, and in order 10 search them the hunt
ers are compelled % dismount from the
horses and 60 in on foot They naturally
become separated in the woods, and no
doubt the great fear Of meeting the beast
alone keeps some Of them from making a
thorough search, and it is 10 one of these
thickets or 10 she hills, and even il is claim
ed II the bay that the animal runs for hid
ing. The story Of Isaiah White, the col
ored woOd-chopper on the Lawrence estate,
who has now seen il twice and who was
neatly frightened 30 death by it Is not gen
orally believed in some Of its parts where
he attempts 10 describe the animal
No one doubts he has seen it, for he has
been regarded as an honest man and a good
hand for years. His son also saw
the beast, and persons are inclined TO
believe all Of the boys story. The writer
drove out 10 the Lawrence farm and went
90 the place in the timber where Isaiah and
his boy jim saw the animal II i cleared,
and row. Of cord-wood are ranked up on
it. This wood, Isaiah says. saved his life.
also saw the carcasses Of four hogs and
a Suffolk boar that had fallen victims 10
the animals rage. Isaiah says that on
Tuesday morning he left his house 10 chop
wood. lie was nervous for fear he might
see the animal again, and took his gun and
tie boy Jim along with him.
4 Second Tisit.
After working for some time they forgot
about the monster, but when they heard
and saw drove ofhogs that had been feed
ing in the edge q the clearing running to-
wards them they became frightened. Isaiah
jumped on q rank of cOrd-wOOd. where he
had put his gun, and the boy in his terror
climbed tree hard by and thus became
separated from his father. II seems that
they were none too quick, for the beast ran
into the clearing and Carse up with the
hogs, which il once attacked, and after
Staying them began Ia devour them, throw
ing their entrailS, which your CorrespDn-
dent saw, in all directions with its horns
Isaiah says lie tried Ia shoot, but that hav-
ing the buck -aguc and not being able 10
get a sight he threw himself down on the
wood and watched. His son Jim remained
in The forks Of the tree, shouting all Of the
time. Tie beast male short work of most
Of The hogs, hut the boar was pushed against
a large stump and tried 10 defend himself
The munst,r swung its tail around and
struck at the boar. but missed him. The
knob on the end ut its tail hit the stump
and knocked a silver of II about two feet
long and four ur five inches thick. The
writer now has the silver in his office. The
boar jumped and struck the sides of the
beast with his tuskS and tore part of its
wool away, but the beast wheeled around
and kicked the brave boar n death with q
Siugl" blow Of itS hind feet Isaiah saws
the brute used lis fore feet in tearing up the
carca>scs Of the hogs, and that he is certain
they are not eleven like Il cows, but are
wehhcd Ike ducks and have long claws.
lie also stated to Your correspondent that
the beast lad wings and fins, and that they
opened and shut like fan. When it at
tackled the hogs il took them one at a time
10y lis fore feet, and, pulling them 10 its
side. crushed them and smuthercd them IL
death with lis wings, which fitted over their
heads like hoods. Ii then thrashcd their
bodies with lis tail and gnrcd them with its
horns. Tie boy kept up his shouting du-
ring the fight, and when the beast had fin
ishcd the boar il ran 10 the bottom Of the
tree that Jim had climbed. Rearing up on
its hind les, il attempted Ia climb the tree, |
and in its efforts b 10 this tore away the
fresh bark and left the marks of its claws
Jim said he looked down in its face and
that the animals ewes We're rs red "a hot
Goals Of fire and that they threw off sparks
Of light.
IN EEciting SccHe.
In his fright the boy slipped and fell To
the ground on the side opposite Ia the ami
NAL. He sprang 10 his feet and ran in the
ui the path that leads Ia the house, 1
but after going about - yards stumbled
over beetle and fell The animal went
up 10 him quickly, but rs the boy had pre-
senCe of mind this. together with great
fright, kept him still and no doubt saved /